Ergonomic field assessment of bucking bars during riveting tasks

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1354-1358

  Jorgensen, Michael J ^a   Viswanathan, Muthukurappan ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RIVETING;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING; BUCKING BARS; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 44349180866     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120504901419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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